Improvement in stove-pipe shelves



G. W; LANG-EON.

STOVE-PIPE SHELF.

Pa-tented-Dec.14;-1875.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

GEORGE W. LANGDON, OF GREENE,'NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN STOVE-PIPE S HELVES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 171,146, dated December14, 1875; application filed April 8, 1875.

nying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon, whichform part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a stove-pipe shelf, as will be hereinafter more fully set In order toenable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains tomake and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its constructionand operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which- Figure 1 is aplan view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same.Fig. 3 is a view of a detailed part thereof.

A represents the stove-pipe, around which is a collar made in twosemicircular parts, B B, united at their ends by bolts (0 a, so as to beheld firmly around the same. The front part B of the collar is providedat each end With an overlapping hook, I), to hook over the edge of theshelf, and on the center of said front collar part B is a perforatedprojecting arm, 61.

The shelf 0 may be made of any suitable dimensions, with a semicircularrecess in the center of its rear. edge, to fit around the stovepipe, andthe shelf is further provided with a pin, 6, on the under side.

The shelf is placed on the front part B of the collar by putting theback edge of the shelf under the hooks b b, and dropping the front edgeof the shelf so that the pin 6 enters the hole in the arm don the centerof the collar, thus holding the shelf securely in place, and stillleaving it so that it is easily taken 011' and put on, as desired.

At the front edge of the shelf is hinged a cover, D, made in the form ofan inverted pan, the hinges of said cover being formed with projectingarms ff, extending at such angles as to bear against the under side ofthe pan, and hold the cover in proper position when thrown open.

The rear part B of the pipe-collar is pro vided with a series ofradiating arms, h h, to form a clothes-drier.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is V 1. The combination, with thestove-pipe (1, of the hinged cover D and the arms f f, projecting fromthe hinges thereof, substantially as and for the purposes herein setforth.

2. The combination of the bisected collar B B, provided with hooks b b,and perforated arm d, the shelfO, with pin 0, hinged cover D, and armsff, all substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

Intestimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. LANGDON.

Witnesses:

HENRY A. LY ON, L. E. ST. J OHN.

